@bobwestermeyer: "Hey, took my son, Michael, to see "War of the Worlds" this morning,
expecting it to be a piece of typical multimillion dollar toilet
flush, over the top, piece of digital masturbation,   Spielberg
attempt to politicise the novel with 9/11 (George Romero did a sublime
job with his latest, Land of the Dead, which this viewer believes is a
grand Mid-East Allegoryreview to come, I'm sure you're thrilled to
know), but, I was pleasantly surprised! War of the Worlds is hands
down A-fucking-mazing! Even Tom Cooze was excellent. REALLY! The man
sheds REAL tear flow, and actually plays a man with flaws. I like how
the trailers showed nothing, because the images are so incredible. You
really have no idea what you are about to see. It's terrifying. Edge
of your seat for the whole movie. 
It is not at all like the crapola action sci fi Hollywood has been
shitting out the last decade; you know, with the Bruce Willis Nick
Cage ilk, gender and race balanced for ultimate audience
identification, comedy relief sprinkled with Digital dog shit. None of
that. The digital stuff actually doesn't look digital. I'll have to
research how they did that, because it was very, very realistic
Only complaint is that it should have been rated R. I don't get it.
This thing would scare the shit out of a little kid. I mean, the
mayhem is of the sort that has a visceral effect. If there'd been a
pair of big glossy tits smiling full screen, the thing would have
earned an R, but humans exploding? Hell, that's American family fare!
R"
    @opusNbill: "Hey Bob,
I actually belong to an e-mail list for actors in which Tom Cruise's agent 
and regular casting director belong.  Of course, me being the bull in the 
china shop that I am, I caught myself mouthing off about how I hated 
Cruise's acting before I realised his agent and CD were a part of the list. 
Thankfully, however, both men agreed with me wholeheartedly in that Nicole 
Kidman can act circles around her ex and he's fucking clueless about how to 
reach real depths of character, and that kind of stuff you can't hide from 
an audience.  If you're faking it in front of the camera, they can tell.
Apparently Tom has either been studying, or robbing the cradle of Ms. Holmes 
has opened up the flood gates of emotional depth.  I'm glad he's finally 
doing what they've been paying him ba-jillions to do all along.
The other night on TVA&E I thinkthey were talking about the effect the 
original Orson Welles's production had on the public and the havoc it 
wrecked on NY.  By the time the radio announcer came on and said that you 
were listening to the specific radio players's theatre's production of War 
of the Worlds, it was too late.  People had left their homes and some had 
committed suicide.  I mean, mania.
I'm looking forward to seeing this now.  Thanks for the feedback.
Opus
"Bob Westermeyer" <email_address> wrote in message 
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    @opusNbill: ""Anopheles" <email_address> wrote in message 
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What does this have to do with his acting ability?  The biggie over here was 
that they married in order to protect his homosexuality.
Opus "
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